What's on your bench today?

[spudulike]

Know exactly what you mean, but at least he has found you now and will hopefully be a regular customer for oil and chains as well as the odd service/repair.

 

A 660 for domestic firewood cutting is a bit excessive methinks. He may have saved himself a bob or two if he had asked your advice first.!

 

Hope he is a big lad, not sure I would want to use a MS660 for any length of time and I'm 6'2" and 14 1/2 stone - think a 346 may have been a better and cheaper option.

[GardenKit]

Hope he is a big lad, not sure I would want to use a MS660 for any length of time and I'm 6'2" and 14 1/2 stone - think a 346 may have been a better and cheaper option.

 

I have a lot of respect for some of these tree lads, I sold an 880 with a 48" bar recently.

I could barely lift it and starting it on the bench scared the sh*t out of me.

The guy who collected it was related to a gorilla, swung into the back of his arbtruck with one arm.

[Al Cormack]

Found out today that my MS880 piston and cylinder is buggered. Mixture screws wound in to far.

Where's best place to get replacement cylinder and piston from?

Cheers...Al

[spudulike]

Found out today that my MS880 piston and cylinder is buggered. Mixture screws wound in to far.

Where's best place to get replacement cylinder and piston from?

Cheers...Al

 

If your cylinder is shot, then you are in real trouble as there are no aftermarket cylinder kits for this saw:thumbdown: you can fit the original OEM parts but they are real expensive:thumbdown: Pistons are available!

 

Now some good news, I may be able to salvage the cylinder, I did one some time earlier in this same thread for a member on this site - is the cylinder scored or has it just got aluminium transfer on it? If you can get a picture up or PM me, I may be able to get the saw going for a far lower cost than fitting the OEM P&C - look at my erlier posts on this thread - it will give you some idea of what is achievable:thumbup:

[pleasant]

Haven't had one of these for a little while.

 

Sold a brand new saw middle of last year to a light domestic user. Brought it in on Monday saying he's only used it a handful of times and now there's no oil oiling the chain. Not happy, I've sold him a load of rubbish etc etc.

 

Told him we get very few problems with this model of saw, and told him to leave it with me- and if there was a maufacturing defect not to worry as it was still under guarantee.

 

Starts it up with no bar and chain fitted and sure enough no oil pumping out. A quick look in the oil tank confirms there is oil in the reservoir. Whip of the clutch and remove the plastic worm drive and it's chewed up. Remove the pump and the gear drive has seized, thus causing the damage to the plastic worm drive. A very unusual ocurrence in this brand of saw and certainly on one that is obvious it hasn't done a lot of work.

 

Fitted new pump and worm drive yesterday, re-assembled and started her up. Sure enough oil start pumping out the gallery- problem solved and a warranty claim. I leave it running whilst I return to fit the bar and chain and when I get back my bench is (unsurprisingly) starting to get covered in chain oil, but on closer inspection the oil is jet black and very fluid. I turn it off, get a glass jar and pour out the contents of the reservoir, and you've guessed it- old, used and therfore contaminated engine oil instead of chain oil. Now, I happen to know the owner is a car mechanic, so I will be discussing with him the virtues of using the correct oil and exactly how much I'm going to charge him for a new oil pump etc.

[spudulike]

Haven't had one of these for a little while.

 

Sold a brand new saw middle of last year to a light domestic user. Brought it in on Monday saying he's only used it a handful of times and now there's no oil oiling the chain. Not happy, I've sold him a load of rubbish etc etc.

 

Told him we get very few problems with this model of saw, and told him to leave it with me- and if there was a maufacturing defect not to worry as it was still under guarantee.

 

Starts it up with no bar and chain fitted and sure enough no oil pumping out. A quick look in the oil tank confirms there is oil in the reservoir. Whip of the clutch and remove the plastic worm drive and it's chewed up. Remove the pump and the gear drive has seized, thus causing the damage to the plastic worm drive. A very unusual ocurrence in this brand of saw and certainly on one that is obvious it hasn't done a lot of work.

 

Fitted new pump and worm drive yesterday, re-assembled and started her up. Sure enough oil start pumping out the gallery- problem solved and a warranty claim. I leave it running whilst I return to fit the bar and chain and when I get back my bench is (unsurprisingly) starting to get covered in chain oil, but on closer inspection the oil is jet black and very fluid. I turn it off, get a glass jar and pour out the contents of the reservoir, and you've guessed it- old, used and therfore contaminated engine oil instead of chain oil. Now, I happen to know the owner is a car mechanic, so I will be discussing with him the virtues of using the correct oil and exactly how much I'm going to charge him for a new oil pump etc.

 

Mmmm - I purchased three Chinese saws like that - the previous owner had been using old engine oil in them - I drained the fuel tank also and found the fuel was black - fearing I may have an oil to fuel tank leak, I then realised the two tanks had no connection - then saw what the numpty had done - filled the oil tank with old oil, used the same dirty funnel to fill the fuel tank thus making the fuel black.

 

Never going to touch these cheap saws again, never worked so hard to earn peanuts on resale:thumbdown:

[Chris Sheppard]

Didn't have the joy of a bench today so took up the kitchen floor instead (much to SWMBO's bemusement ).

 

Finally got the 181 stripped down (this one) half expecting to find a bit of a mess but the bearings didn't look to have droped a cage or anything so am still no further towards working out what's embedded in the top of the piston and pot

 

Tried ordering some main bearings and seals for it at local husky dealer yesterday but it's not listed on the computer anymore. A bit of a long shot, but does anyone happen to have access to part numbers for a 181 SE of around 1985 vintage ?

 

Alternatively, does anyone know if they share the same bottom end as the 281 or 288 maybe?

[pleasant]

Mmmm - I purchased three Chinese saws like that - the previous owner had been using old engine oil in them - I drained the fuel tank also and found the fuel was black - fearing I may have an oil to fuel tank leak, I then realised the two tanks had no connection - then saw what the numpty had done - filled the oil tank with old oil, used the same dirty funnel to fill the fuel tank thus making the fuel black.

 

Never going to touch these cheap saws again, never worked so hard to earn peanuts on resale:thumbdown:

 

Rung customer yesterday afternoon and explained what I had found and that it wasn't covered under warranty as I didn't consider the failure of the pump a manufacturing defect- due to the oil issue I have already alluded to. He did admit lending the saw to a friend who didn't have any chain oil, so he decanted some of his own into his friends container that had previously been used to contain old engine oil, but he assured me there was hardly any left and felt it difficult to believe I was going to charge him for the repair. When I said I had kept a sample of what was in the resevoir and it was blacker than a black thing and as thick as water he reluctantly said "he would pay on this occasion"

 

How generous some people are.

Edited February 5, 2012 by pleasant

[swinny]

I was given a Dolmar ps-400 saw the other day. It was apparently not working or so i thought..... anyhow the chap had bought a new one and given the old one to me.

 

When i got the saw i emptied the fuel out, popped some fresh in and and had a quick look about it and got it started on the 4th pull excellent.

 

I whipped the sprocket cover off gave it a clean in there, filled the oil res up and started the saw to check for oil delivery, which it did, i dressed the bar and put back together. All it needs is to sharpen the chain and its good to do some work. Looks quite mint if i were to give it a good clean! stickers clean etc as are plastics

 

I've had a look and found out it to be 2.3hp and the equivilant to a stihl ms210 is this right?

 

if it turns out to be a little belter, may treat it to a fresh chain without them safety links

 

All in all i'm happy and love tinkering in my spare time

[pleasant]

Didn't have the joy of a bench today so took up the kitchen floor instead (much to SWMBO's bemusement ).

 

Finally got the 181 stripped down (this one) half expecting to find a bit of a mess but the bearings didn't look to have droped a cage or anything so am still no further towards working out what's embedded in the top of the piston and pot

 

Tried ordering some main bearings and seals for it at local husky dealer yesterday but it's not listed on the computer anymore. A bit of a long shot, but does anyone happen to have access to part numbers for a 181 SE of around 1985 vintage ?

 

Alternatively, does anyone know if they share the same bottom end as the 281 or 288 maybe?

 

 

You mean this??

http://www.jonsered.ws/181.pdf